My final blog, which is my concluding thoughts. Thoughts about my world cruise experience. Ports and countries. I'd always thought that cruising is a good way to have a taster of a country, and then decide on that experience, whether or not to revisit for longer, later. That's not true! I had three great days in New Zealand, but it's not a country I'd hurry back to, as the last time I visited it with Angie, we both thought it was quite a boring place. O...

Not a lot to say today. This is my penultimate blog, tomorrow I'll post my conclusions and that will be that! I ironed all 19 of my shirts that had arrived in the suitcase yesterday. The second and missing case arrived today. I've now unpacked and everything is just about sorted. I'm in the process of sorting out my webpage and hopefully that will be completed fairly soon. I went to change the remaining foreign currencies that I brought back, and I also...

Not a lot to report today. I ironed everything from yesterday and just as I was starting on it, ONE bag arrived from the courier. I unpacked it and now have another 19 items to iron! BHC tell me that my second bag will arrive tomorrow before 10, we'll see. Either way the ironing will have to be done. In the evening I went to Luton to see Ash, who fed me for a change.

Got up at 6:50 as we had all agreed to eat breakfast together for the last time. My disembarkation time was 9:15 and they called the priority people early, then nothing. I sat in Vanderbilts waiting for the call. At 9:20 I decided to go and see what was happening. People were queuing down the stairs to deck 4, so I joined them. Unlike the other lines I've been with, P&O collect your cruise cards at the end of the cruise. So I pinged out one last time ...

I slept quite well. I thought I'd be awake most of the night but I did manage a good few hours. Got up at 7.30, an hour earlier than usual. My washing machine was grinding away by 8.00. After breakfast I packed my last case. Everything has just about fitted in and the case weighs a shade over 20 kg, so I think I'll be OK tomorrow at check in. There wasn't enough room for my suit, so I've decided not to take it. I could put it in a suit carrier, but I alrea...